Introduction
Bringing traditional skills into mainstream business while empowering women in fashion and textiles globally
Like many great ideas SPINNA was forged over a passionate conversation and coffee in a café in Paris, November 2009. SPINNA began life as a project run by Clothing Connect to engage with more women textile workers and company owners globally to encourage managerial and entrepreneurial development. In April 2010 Rupa Ganguli launched SPINNA as a unique foundation that has since run several programmes that further its vision of economic empowerment of women through trade and developing their businesses in the textiles and fashion sectors. This became SPINNA Circle.
SPINNA Circle is made up of a network of textile groups called ‘circles’ locally and globally. These work on a ‘hub and spoke’ approach and are connected through an online dedicated networking platform. SPINNA Circle supports the growth of women entreprenuers and artisans across the fashion and textiles industry by linking them and providing training, mentoring and business opportunities.
SPINNA Circle is based on the focus pillars:
For buyers, the organisation presents a source of new talent, skills and buying opportunities to expand retailers’ offerings and bring new exciting textiles and fashion to the customer.
For business professionals and experts, it is a forum to work as mentors and provide business inputs to women in this sector.
For supporters and partners, this is an opportunity to engage with development activities globally and locally and be able to have a tangible and sustainable impact through an established forum with a focused development mandate
SPINNA Circle has partnered with the US State Department to showcase women in fashion in Kyrgyzstan and worked with the United Nations Agency – The International Trade Centre (ITC) to connect women in fashion and textiles to global markets. SPINNA looks forward to developing more projects with development partners to link women to markets.
Internships and volunteering opportunities are available worldwide.
Like many great ideas SPINNA was forged over a passionate conversation and coffee in a café in Paris, November 2009. SPINNA began life as a project run by Clothing Connect to engage with more women textile workers and company owners globally to encourage managerial and entrepreneurial development. In April 2010 Rupa Ganguli launched SPINNA as a unique foundation that has since run several programmes that further its vision of economic empowerment of women through trade and developing their businesses in the textiles and fashion sectors. This became SPINNA Circle.
SPINNA Circle is made up of a network of textile groups called ‘circles’ locally and globally. These work on a ‘hub and spoke’ approach and are connected through an online dedicated networking platform. SPINNA Circle supports the growth of women entreprenuers and artisans across the fashion and textiles industry by linking them and providing training, mentoring and business opportunities.
SPINNA Circle is based on the focus pillars:
- · Igniting Inspiration
- · Empowering Entrepreneurship
- · Furthering Fashion
For buyers, the organisation presents a source of new talent, skills and buying opportunities to expand retailers’ offerings and bring new exciting textiles and fashion to the customer.
For business professionals and experts, it is a forum to work as mentors and provide business inputs to women in this sector.
For supporters and partners, this is an opportunity to engage with development activities globally and locally and be able to have a tangible and sustainable impact through an established forum with a focused development mandate
SPINNA Circle has partnered with the US State Department to showcase women in fashion in Kyrgyzstan and worked with the United Nations Agency – The International Trade Centre (ITC) to connect women in fashion and textiles to global markets. SPINNA looks forward to developing more projects with development partners to link women to markets.
Internships and volunteering opportunities are available worldwide.
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Our ApproachSPINNA Circle is a global networking and mentoring club with a focus on empowering and supporting women entrepreneurs in fashion and textiles. Join us to promote and connect research projects together to empower women in fashion and textiles globally.
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